Facebook has released its fifth diversity report, and it’s fine. Unless companies fire everyone and start over, we’re not going to see drastic improvements anytime soon. “A critical lesson we’ve learned is that recruiting, retaining and developing a diverse, inclusive workforce should be a priority from day one,” Facebook Chief Diversity Officer Maxine Williams wrote […]
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Google releases first diversity report since the infamous anti-diversity memo
Google has released its first diversity report since the infamous James Damore memo and the fallout that resulted from it. Those are both long stories but the TL;DR is that Damore said some sexist things in a memo that went viral. He got fired and then sued Google for firing him. That lawsuit, however, was […]
View More Google releases first diversity report since the infamous anti-diversity memoUber’s first diversity report under new CEO shows slight progress
Under the leadership of Travis Kalanick, Uber was late to the game in producing its first diversity report. Now, under the leadership of new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, things are starting to look a bit different at Uber. Uber has not only brought on a chief diversity officer but also continues to make progress in terms […]
View More Uber’s first diversity report under new CEO shows slight progressSlack CEO Stewart Butterfield details approach to sustaining an inclusive workforce
In light of the tech industry’s last year of one sexual harassment scandal after another, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield says the company has had active conversations about the issues. However, Slack has not made any specific policy changes at the company. While no overt cultural issues at Slack have hit the mainstream, Butterfield says he […]
View More Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield details approach to sustaining an inclusive workforcePinterest beat hiring goals for women in engineering, missed for underrepresented minorities
Pinterest has unveiled its latest diversity report, showing progress in some areas while missing goals in others. Pinterest hit its goals for women in engineering roles but failed to reach its goal for underrepresented minorities (black, Latinx, Native American) in engineering roles. The opposite happened last year. Last year, Pinterest’s hiring rate for women in engineering roles was… Read More